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Tanesha Peeples

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Black History Month: Celebrating the innovators, teachers and legends from Chicago and beyond

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By Shermann Thomas, Ernest Crim III, Tonika Johnson, Tanesha Peeples
| WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified
Teacher Ernest Crim III uses social media to spread knowledge of Black history All month long, CBS Chicago is highlighting stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor. Join us as we share portraits of the life and times of some of our most prominent community members, in Chicago and beyond, from recent years to the dawn of recorded history. Fritz Pollard, the NFL's first Black head coach by Shermann "Dilla" Thomas I'm here to talk about ...
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Texas Governor Clash Over Sanctuary Cities

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By Tanesha Peeples
| The Black Wall Street Times Verified
Listen to this article here As more than 8,000 people are transported to Chicago since August 2022, outgoing Chi-town Mayor, Lori Lightfoot, sent a letter to Governor Abbott requesting that he stop sending migrants to the Windy City. The ongoing border security war between Republicans and Democrats is leaving thousands of migrants right in the middle who have come to the United States for asylum and many frustrated Americans.
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Chris Rock exhibits his own selective outrage at Jada Pinkett Smith

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By Tanesha Peeples
| The Black Wall Street Times Verified
Listen to this article here Over the weekend, Netflix aired its first ever live standup comedy show, Selective Outrage, featuring comedian, Chris Rock. As anticipated, many people tuned in to hear his long-awaited response to Will Smith slapping him at the Oscars in 2022. I saw someone on the internet say, “Chris Rock got his lick back.” If you grew up in a Black family or community, you know that means his verbal lick. And I agree.
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